MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. 13.1 Petroleum used for internal consumption for Petroleum Operations, flared, saved and sold from the Contract Area shall be measured by methods and appliances generally accepted and customarily used in modern oilfield and petroleum industry practices and approved by the Management Committee and the Government.
13.2 The Government may, at all reasonable times, inspect and test the appliances used for measuring the volume and determining the quality of Petroleum, provided that any such inspection or testing shall be carried out in such a manner so as not to unduly interfere with Petroleum Operations.
13.3 Before commencement of production from the Contract Area, the Parties shall mutually agree on:
(a) methods to be employed for measurement of volumes of Petroleum production;
(b) the point or points at which Petroleum shall be measured and the respective shares allocated to the Parties in accordance with the terms of this Contract;
(c) the frequency of inspections and testing of measurement appliances and relevant procedures relating thereto; and
(d) the consequences of a determination of an error in measurement.
13.4 The Contractor shall undertake to measure the volume and quality of the Petroleum Produced and Saved from the Contract Area at the agreed measurement point consistent with generally accepted modern oilfield and petroleum industry practices with the frequency and according to procedures agreed pursuant to Article 13.
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. 19.1 All Petroleum produced, saved and not used in Petroleum Operations shall be measured at the Measurement Points approved in the Development Plan.
19.2 The Measurement Point shall be at the end of the facilities for which the cost is included as a recoverable cost of Petroleum Operations under the Contract.
19.3 The Production shall be measured in accordance with the sound and current practices and standards generally accepted in the international Petroleum industry. All measurement equipment shall be installed, maintained and operated by Contractor. The Minister shall have the right to inspect the measuring equipment installed by Contractor and all charts and other measurement or test data at all reasonable times. The accuracy of Contractor's measuring equipment shall be verified by tests at regular intervals and upon the request of the Minister, using sound and current means and methods generally accepted in the international Petroleum industry.
19.4 Upon discovery of a meter malfunction, Contractor shall immediately have the meter repaired, adjusted and corrected and following such repairs, adjustment or correction shall have it tested or calibrated to establish its accuracy. Upon the discovery of a metering error, Contractor shall have the meter tested immediately and shall take the necessary steps to correct any error that may be discovered.
19.5 In the event a measuring error is discovered, Contractor shall use its best efforts to determine the correct Production figures for the period during which there was a measuring error and the corrected figures shall be used. In determining the correction, Contractor shall use, where required, the information from other measurements made inside or outside the Production Area. Contractor shall submit for the Minister's approval a report detailing the source and nature of the measuring error and the corrections to be applied. If it proves impossible to determine when the measuring error first occurred, the commencement of the error shall be deemed to be that point in time halfway between the date of the last previous test and the date on which the existence of the measuring error was first discovered.
19.6 All measurements for all purposes in this Contract shall be adjusted to standard conditions of pressure and temperature (sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 p.s.i.a.).
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. Petroleum used for internal consumption for Petroleum Operations, flared, saved and sold from the Contract Area shall be measured by methods and appliances generally accepted and customarily used in modern oilfield and petroleum industry practices and approved by the Management Committee and the Government.
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. (1) The volume and quality of Petroleum produced and saved from the Contract Area shall be measured by methods and appliances customarily used in good international petroleum industry practice and approved by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may inspect the appliances used for measuring the volume and determining the quality of Petroleum and may appoint an inspector to supervise the measurement of volume and determination of quality.
(3) Where the method of measurement, or appliances used therefore, have caused an overstatement or understatement of a share of the production, the error shall be presumed to have existed since the date of the last calibration of the measurement devices, unless the contrary is shown, and an appropriate adjustment shall be made for the period of error.
(4) The Minister and the Contractor shall determine the measurement point at which production shall be measured and the respective shares of Petroleum allocated.
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. 13.1 Petroleum used for internal consumption, Petroleum Operations, flared, saved and sold from the Contract Area shall be measured for volume, weight and quality by methods and appliances as prescribed by the Government and in absence thereof as per the methods and by appliances generally accepted and customarily used in the Good International Petroleum Industry Practices (GIPIP).
13.2 The Government may, at all reasonable times, inspect and test the appliances used for measuring the volume and determining the quality of Petroleum, provided that any such inspection or testing shall be carried out in such a manner so as not to unduly interfere with Petroleum Operations and may at any time be at variance with Article 13.3(b).
13.3 The Contractor shall comply with the procedure prescribed by the Government for measurement of petroleum, on various aspects including but not limited to:
a. the point or points at which Petroleum shall be measured which shall include:
(i) measurement at the Well Head; and
(ii) measurement at the identified Delivery Points, provided that the measurement at the Well Head shall only be for the purposes of information and record and shall be submitted to the Government on a Monthly basis;
b. the frequency of inspections and testing of measurement appliances and relevant procedures relating thereto;
c. the consequences of a determination of an error in measurement;
d. reconciliation mechanism between Petroleum Produced and Saved and Petroleum sold; and
e. methods to be employed for measurement of volume, weight and quality.
13.4 The Contractor shall undertake to measure the volume and quality of the Petroleum Produced and Saved from the Contract Area with the frequency and according to procedures prescribed by the Government pursuant to Article 13.3 and in absence thereof shall apply methods, appliances, procedures consistent with Good International Petroleum Industry Practices (GIPIP). The Contractor shall not make any alteration in the method or procedures prescribed for measurement or to any of the prescribed appliances used for that purpose without the written consent of the Government.
13.5 The Contractor shall give the Government timely notice of its intention to conduct measuring operations or any agreed alteration for such operations and the Government shall have the right to supervise, either directly or through authorized representatives, such operations.
13.6 The Contractor shall keep all the records of analysis and measure...
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. The Company shall measure or weigh all Petroleum Produced and Saved from each Licence Area by a method or methods customarily used in Good Oilfield Practices and from time to time approved by the Minister.
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM.
12.1 The Contractor shall, prior to installation, submit to the SPA for approval the processes, procedures, systems and technologies for determining the volume and quality of Petroleum produced.
12.2 The instruments used for measuring Petroleum produced shall be calibrated in accordance with Law and the Best International Practice.
12.3 The volume and quality of Petroleum produced and saved from the Contract Area shall be measured by use of the methods and equipment customary in the Best International Practice and approved by the SPA.
12.4 The Federal Government (either directly or through the SPA) shall approve and inspect the methods and equipment used for measuring the volume and determining the quality of Petroleum and shall appoint an inspector to supervise the measurement of volume and determination of quality of Petroleum.
12.5 Where the method of measurement has caused an overstatement or understatement of a share of the Production, the error shall be presumed to have existed since the date of the last calibration of the measurement devices, unless the contrary is shown, and an appropriate adjustment shall be made for the period of error.
12.6 The SPA and the Contractor shall determine, when approving the Development Plan related to a Field, the measurement point at which Production shall be measured and the respective shares of Petroleum allocated.
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. (1) The volume and quality of Petroleum produced and saved from the Contract Area shall be measured by methods and appliances customarily used in good international petroleum industry practice and approved by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may inspect the appliances used for measuring the volume and determining the quality of Petroleum and may appoint an inspector to supervise the measurement of volume and determination of quality.
(3) Where the method of measurement, or appliances used therefore, have caused an overstatement or understatement of a share of the production, the error shall Draft Production Sharing Contract Blocks L1B Ministry of Energy Page 33 be presumed to have existed since the date of the last calibration of the measurement devices, unless the contrary is shown, and an appropriate adjustment shall be made for the period of error.
(4) The Minister and the Contractor shall determine the measurement point at which production shall be measured and the respective shares of Petroleum allocated.
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. 33.1. Petroleum used for internal consumption for Petroleum Operations, flared, saved and sold from the Agreement Area shall be measured by methods and appliances generally accepted and customarily used in modern global oilfield/gasfield and petroleum industry practices and approved by the PRDC.
33.2. PRDC may, at all reasonable times inspect and test the appliances used for measuring the volume and determining the quality of Petroleum, provided that any such inspection or testing shall be carried out in such a manner so as not to unduly interfere with Petroleum Operations.
33.3. Before commencement of production from the Agreement Area, the Parties shall mutually agree on:
a) methods to be employed for measurement of volumes of Petroleum production;
b) the point or points at which Petroleum shall be measured and the respective shares allocated to the Parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
c) the frequency of inspections and testing of measurement appliances and relevant procedures relating thereto; and
d) the consequences of a determination of an error in measurement. If the Parties cannot agree on the items set out above, then any Party may refer the matter in issue for final determination by a sole expert or arbitrator as provided in Article 13.
33.4. The Contractor shall undertake to measure the volume and quality of the Petroleum Produced and Saved from the Agreement Area at the agreed measurement point consistent with generally accepted modern global oilfield/gasfield and petroleum industry practices with the frequency and according to the agreed procedures. The Contractor shall not make any alteration in the agreed method or procedures for measurement or to any of the approved appliances used for that purpose without the written consent of the PRDC.
33.5. The Contractor shall give the PRDC timely notice of its intention to conduct measuring operations or any agreed alteration for such operations and the PRDC shall have the right to be present at and supervise, either directly or through authorised representatives, such operations.
33.6. The Contractor shall keep all the records of analysis and measurement of hydrocarbons calibrations and proving of the measurement systems and make available to the PRDC or its authorized agency such records on request. PART VII.
MEASUREMENT OF PETROLEUM. (1) The volume and quality of Petroleum produced and saved from the Contract Area shall be measured by methods and appliances customarily used in good international petroleum industry practice and approved by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may inspect the appliances used for measuring the volume and determining the quality of Petroleum and may appoint an inspector to supervise the measurement of volume and determination of quality. Production Sharing Contract Block 11A Ministry of Energy Page 32
(3) Where the method of measurement, or appliances used therefore, have caused an overstatement or understatement of a share of the production, the error shall be presumed to have existed since the date of the last calibration of the measurement devices, unless the contrary is shown, and an appropriate adjustment shall be made for the period of error.
(4) The Minister and the Contractor shall determine the measurement point at which production shall be measured and the respective shares of Petroleum allocated.
